Stiffening device for soft collars.



M. KAHNE.

STIFFENING DEVICE FOR SOFT COLLARS.

APPLICATION mzo NOV. 10. 1911. v

1,266,274. I Patented May 14, 1918.

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To all whom is may custom:

Be'it hown that 1, MICHAEL Kemzn, s

citizen or Ems, and e resident of New 7 York, county and State of New Yoi' United States of America, have invents certain new and useful 1m rovemcnts in Stifiening Devices for So (lollnrs, oi which the following is s specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to stifiening devices for soit collars and to the construction of collars for use with thisdevice. The object of the invention is to provides, colleaconstruotion end a simple device for maintain ing the caller in proper form so that it will present e good epyecrence.

Anothen object is to make the device iremovehle, so thct it will not interfere with the we. of the collar.

A still further object .is to so oonshnct the device so that itmey he used to hold the front corners of thecollcr raised for the purpose of ihoilitshng the cpplicetion of s nee e.

in order that my invention mey he thosonghl nndeistood l willnow proceed to descn e the some in the following specifica= fion, end then point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Refusing to the drawings:

Figure 1 is e fiont elevefion of o. collsr constructed in eccoz-denoe with my invention and having my improved stifiening devices epplied'thereto.

Fig. 2 is s recsend elevation of thefi-ont pert of one end of c collar with the hand folded up, showing the construction of the collar end illustmfnn the manner in which the device is inserted therein.

Fig. 3 is s. hont elevation of the collar W3 its fiont edges raised end the open loops stthe ends of th muse past of the stifi'ening devices hooked together.

Figs. lend 5 are elevations oi the two stifiening devices oissviewnmilsrtothetof Find ShOWiZlg the form oi ne device when it is to fit .9. echo: with curve finnt edges. Lihe characters of? reference designate corresgonding ports in all the Y 16 s collar, in this ice/seconstruszed o: wit materiel. On in under side near the host edg of the colic? we 2- o 11 com otthetopeset 12. 1

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" provided on the cellos, if desired, spaced sseeetes Eloy is, sees;

fi'om the pockets 11. The bond of the collar is designated 14.. i

The stifiening device is constructed of e single piece of stifi wire and comprises a,

straight shank 20, a. bond 21, another shank 22 spaced from but parallel withthe shank and a transverse portion 23.. The unper end of the shank 22 is afixed to the tramverse portion at 24 in somesuiteble manner such, for] example, by soldering it thereto.

The other end of the trsnsvei'se portion is constructed to form sloop 25 open at 26 for e. purpose which will appear hereinafter.

The portion formed of the'parcllcl shanks 2022 is adapted to be inserted in the pocket 11 and the transverse portion 23 which is curved to fit the contour of the upper edge of the collar is adapted to fit under the fold thereof. When the pockets 13 are provided they assist in holding this transverse portion 23 in position.

The c oration-of the device as thus described, 1s obvious. and me be understood by referringilto Fig. 1. Tie stifienin" "devices are lig t and efiectively' hold the out edges and lover corners of the collar in the desired osition Without inconveniencin the wearer cause they are made ofresfiient lmeterisl and perform their function without adding any material rigidityto the collar. 4

Another use of the device is illustrated in Fig. 3. in this case the transverseportious 23 are removed from the pockets 13 and turned over when the corners of the pockets are in a raised position to meet each other,

end the 100 s 25 thereof are hooked together. e in this position the stifiening devices W31 hold the front corners of the collar 11 so as to facilitate the application of a. nec is. After this the loops 25 are unhooked and. the transverse portions 23 slipped-under the fold of the collar to pore form the function reviously described.

The device of 6 is similar to that shown inthe preoeding'figurw, but in this case the parallel wires 20 ond 22 are curved to correspond with the shop of the collarvvith. which it is to he used, it being understood of course that the'pocket into which this part ofthe devicefits, is similarly curved. in either case the mus wire shank of the stifieners fit tight y in their pockets, their resiliency permitting them to ring together enough to insure o, substantially rigid connection 1 Whet l ele'im le: l. A soft told eollet', pockets on the mnelet stile thereof meet amt 'p'emllel with the met ,ezlges of the seller open at the top, eomeieetl with stifie' 1; devices, eeoh oonetmetel ezl reelllent wire El; vim e poetiom ot eepetetetl eml" fiemllel pettsot the wire edeptezl to fit.

tight 5 into sold poeltete, emit e, ttenetetee curve pottlon edeetezl to fit under the toll of the eollet.

- 2. A soft toll oollet' pockets on the underside thereof neer end perellel with the inner eolgee of the collar 0 en at the top, oomlo'mefi with etlfienleg evleee, eeet constructed of wire having at ottion ot" eeperetel eml perellel perts of e wire edeptetl to fit tightl into said pockets, end e ttemeveeee portion adapted te fit umlezr the fell 011W of the oollet, eeid ttenevetee ottlone tenet K eating in opet loops edepte to be heolterl eolepted to to imeertecl in seid other poelxete eml to fit omelet the felt of the coller.

A eolt told teller, poelzeteon the underelde theteel meet and petellel with the inner efiges of the teller, open at the top, and other poeltets e toeel thetetrem on the underside of the ee 7 t, combined with etifiening title of the collat combinedith etlfieelng gerellel pelts of l devicee, eeelt eonetructeol ofwite having t pettion ozc' eepeteted end erellel parts of the wlte efie tell to fit tight y into eeitledge pockets at e ttensverse curvel portion edeptel to be end to fit meet" the fold of the teller, seial treteveree portions terminetieg in teen loo e etlelptexl when eemovel from eeifl other permeate to lee hookel together.

in -"mtneee Wheteot; l heve hereunto set leoml tlraie 2 eley of Novemloem 191W.

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lmset'ted in said other pockets- 

